On This Day (22nd May) – WW2 Shipwreckollections
SS British Grenadier (1922-1941) The SS British Grenadier was built in 1922 and captained by Master Henry George Jeary.
Read MoreSS British Grenadier (1922-1941) The SS British Grenadier was built in 1922 and captained by Master Henry George Jeary.
Read MoreSS Piako (1920-1941) SS Piako was a British Refrigerated Cargo Liner of 8,283 tonnes, built in 1920 by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow. She was powered by a two stage steam turbines of high and low pressure giving 13 knots.
Read MoreSS Antigone (1928 – 1943) SS Antigone was a British Cargo Steamer of 4,545 tonnes built in 1928.
Read MoreSS Jutland (1928-1942) Jutland was a British steam merchant of 6,153 tonnes, built in 1928 and owned by Tyne & Wear Shipping Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Read MoreSS Port Hardy (1923-1941) Port Hardy was a British cargo steamer of 8,897 tonnes, built in 1923 and owned by Port Line Ltd., London.
Read MoreSS Amerika (1930-1943) British motor merchant, Amerika, was completed in January,1930 for A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni, Copenhagen. In May 1940, the SS Amerika,weighting 10,218 tonnes, was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and moved to its new home port in London.
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